The Queen's Wake

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The Queen's Wake is an 1813 narrative poem by Scottish writer James Hogg, best known for its ballad-like tales framed around a poetic contest held at the court of Mary, Queen of Scots.

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The Queen's Wake canonical 2
The Queen’s Wake 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book ⓘ
narrative poem ⓘ
author James Hogg ⓘ
containsPoem Kilmeny ⓘ
The Abbot Mackinnon ⓘ
The Bard's Incantation ⓘ
The Fate of Macgregor ⓘ
The Mad Lay of Ellen ⓘ
The Mermaid ⓘ
The Vision ⓘ
The Witch of Fife ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Scotland ⓘ
firstEditionFormat octavo ⓘ
firstEditionYear 1813 ⓘ
followedBy Mador of the Moor ⓘ
frameStoryTheme competition among bards ⓘ
genre ballad ⓘ
narrative poetry ⓘ
hasIllustratedEdition yes ⓘ
hasPrefaceBy James Hogg ⓘ
historicalFigureDepicted David Rizzio ⓘ
James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell ⓘ
Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ
includes authorial notes ⓘ
influenced reputation of James Hogg as a poet ⓘ
isMajorWorkOf James Hogg ⓘ
literaryForm frame narrative ⓘ
literaryMovement Romanticism ⓘ
mainCharacter Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ
narrativeDevice poetic contest ⓘ
notableFor revival of Scottish ballad tradition ⓘ
use of multiple narrative voices ⓘ
numberOfBardsInContest twelve ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
periodDepicted 16th century Scotland ⓘ
placeOfPublication Edinburgh ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
publicationDate 1813 ⓘ
publisher George Goldie ⓘ
setting court of Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ
structure series of ballad-like tales ⓘ
theme Scottish national identity ⓘ
fate ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ
political intrigue ⓘ
prophecy ⓘ
supernatural ⓘ
timeOfComposition early 19th century ⓘ

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James Hogg → notableWork → The Queen's Wake ⓘ
James Hogg → notableWork → The Queen's Wake ⓘ
subject linked to: Hogg
Ettrick Shepherd → notableWork → The Queen’s Wake ⓘ
linked to: The Queen's Wake